Carter’s advisors viewed Khomeini as a stabilizing figure and an ally to American interests — a catastrophic misjudgment.” ...

At the time, many blamed Carter for not bringing the US hostages in Iran home. But one Marine says he saved his life.

Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on ...

A generous description of former President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy track record ... But there were also stinging failures, including the Iran hostage crisis -- a 444-day chapter of Carter's ...

Following the passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, on Dec. 29, President Joe Biden declared Thursday, Jan. 9, as a National Day of Mourning to honor his legacy.

Starmer noted that though Carter's presidential legacy is clouded by the Iran hostage crisis ... "Throughout his life, Jimmy Carter has been a steadfast advocate for the rights of the most ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, center, with some of the Americans who were taken hostage by Iran in 1979. Mr. Carter met with the hostages in West Germany after their release on Jan. 20, 1981.

Carter served only one term, defeated by Ronald Reagan in the midst of high inflation and the Iran hostage crisis. He later gained a reputation as a tireless humanitarian and won a Nobel Peace ...

He was an unlucky president and sometimes he made things worse. He could be rigid and self-righteous. He was only 52 when he ...

Out of the many mourning former President Jimmy Carter, not everyone can say he saved their life. Rocky Sickmann was a 22-year-old US Marine stationed at the American embassy in Tehran ...

The Iran debacle led to attacks that Carter was ... whatever the current opinion was to win." Former US president Jimmy Carter, accompanied by his wife Rosalynn, wears a pathan turban and ...